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Kim McDougall

Blog posts April 2026

Welcome to day 4 of the 11 Days of Hallow Crossing celebration. I live in a quaint town in Quebec, and The Fair Folk of Mullarkey series is set in a fictional version of it—complete with festive holiday markets, quirky neighbors, and a touch of magic. Today we’re going to take a walk through Mul...

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Welcome to the celebration of Hallow Crossing, Book 2 of The Fair Folk of Mullarkey Series. Today, I’ll be talking about another behind-the-scenes, cozy-fantasy inspiration. Sidhe cats (pronounced “shee”) are not one specific creature in traditional myth, but rather a folkloric idea shaped from ...

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Welcome to day 2 of 11 Days of Hallow Crossing. Today I want to talk about music. I learned a new Quebecois word while doing research for Hallow Crossing. It’s a music style called diguedin. A quick internet search will bring up this definition:  "Diguedin" is primarily a phonetic component fou...

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Do you adore the magic of small-town charm? How about second chance, sweet romance? Fairies? Curious cats? Are you craving a heartwarming story full of cozy vibes and all the feels? Then I’ve got just the escape you’re looking for! I’m thrilled to celebrate the launch of my cozy fantasy novel, H...

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It’s a big day for Mech and Magic! The audiobook is now available at Audible! Performed by three amazing artists, it’s is a whole new book experience. Allyson Voller perfectly embodies the strength of Rowan. Xander Marceau crushes it as Conall. And Cody Sloan brings the sweet, lovability to Dale....

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New Release Date! I have exciting news: for the first time in my life, I’m early for something! I finished Hallow Crossing a full week ahead of schedule and rather than making you wait, I pushed up the release schedule. Here’s how it looks right now: April 24: Soft launch - paperbacks and hardc...

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Sad

This is not the post I wanted to write today. I know I promised in the last newsletter to give the results of the mini-poll and talk about AI, but I will have to postpone that. I have some sad news, and I don’t want to put off telling you about it because I know many of you have been reading my n...

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